Borouge Abu Dhabi Polymers Co. Ltd. , Ruwais,Abu Dhabi — United Arab Emirates

Borouge Abu Dhabi Polymers Co. Ltd. , Ruwais,Abu Dhabi is a petrochemical plant in United Arab Emirates. Its listed capacity is 3,500,000 t of ethylene. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes. It is operated by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. It emits about 4,562,196 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 11% of the CO₂e from the 25 facilities in United Arab Emirates that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-731938.

In context: how this facility compares

At 3,500,000 t of ethylene, Borouge Abu Dhabi Polymers Co. Ltd. , Ruwais,Abu Dhabi is around the median petrochemical plant in United Arab Emirates (3,500,000 t of ethylene). Subsector: petrochemical-steam-cracking. As petrochemical plant, it requires high process heat (typically 300–800°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes.

Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.

What 4,562,196 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Operator

Operated by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.

Local climate

Borouge Abu Dhabi Polymers Co. Ltd. , Ruwais,Abu Dhabi sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 24.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1222 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.94× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby sites

Nearby industrial sites

• Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company Al-Ruwais Refinery · Refinery · 7,843,838 t CO₂
• Q-Chem I , Mesaieed , · Petrochemical · 782,091 t CO₂
• QAPCO, Mesaieed , · Petrochemical · 1,173,136 t CO₂
• Industries Qatar Steel Mesaieed plant · Steel Plant · 1,079,130 t CO₂
• Mesaieed aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 1,415,342 t CO₂
• QatarEnergy Mesaieed Industrial City Refinery · Refinery · 1,901,899 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 24.12651, 52.75394. View on OpenStreetMap.

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